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TEFL (teacher training) Internships

Overview

Get the opportunity to work as a teacher in a real-world setting, take on workplace projects, earn academic credit, learn new skills and concepts, and make professional contacts!

Internships are unpaid positions lasting 10 weeks. TEFL Interns are paired with a Master Teacher in our Academic 10-Week ESL program and also participate in weekly Internship debriefings with an Internship Instructor. TEFL Interns can also participate in a variety of administrative-level tasks within International Programs for approximately 20-35 hours per week.

Benefits

  • Practice what you learned in your TEFL coursework in real English language teaching situations
  • Develop your personal and professional teaching relationships and contacts as you are paired with a Master ESL Teacher throughout the entire program
  • Improve communication skills and professional development
  • Explore and develop career options
  • Create a digital video portfolio of your internship experiences to aid in future teacher job placement

Step-By-Step Internship Process and Requirements

  • Step 1: Attend an internship information session during the coursework phase of your TEFL program, or contact the TEFL Academic Coordinator of your intention to apply for the TEFL Internship
  • Step 2: Submit a TEFL Internship Intention form within the first 2-weeks of the TEFL Certificate program
  • Step 3: Submit letters of recommendation from 2 TEFL Faculty by the 5th week of the TEFL Program
  • Step 4: Prove good academic standing by maintaining a minimum 3.75 GPA during the ACP TEFL program
  • Step 5: Begin your TEFL internship immediately after completing TEFL Certificate coursework
  • Step 6: Complete you Digital Video Portfolio after finishing your internship

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PROGRAM COST

Tuition: $2,900

(Approximate total cost: $7,900 USD, excludes airfare)

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Sandra Lorenz

International Programs
University of California, Irvine
Building CE-3 #234
Pereira at Brandywine
Irvine, CA 92697 USA

ip@ce.uci.edu
1-949-824-5991
1-949-824-8065
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